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POPULARIZIT H E NG POPULARIZER Shakespeare, the Movie: Popularizing the Plays on Film, TK and Video Edited by Lynda E. Boose and Richard Burt 1997:Routledge T h e title teases. Shakespeare, the Movie is a book - a collection of 16 scholarly essays juxtaposing âthe discourses of Shakespeare criticism, film studies, performance criticism, and cultural studies.â The subtitle, Popularizing the Plays on Film, TK and Video, evokes questions: What is a âShakespeare filmâ? What is a âpopularizedâ film? Is âpopularizedâ synonymous with âpopularâ? For editors Lynda E. Boose and Richard Burt, answering these questions is not a central concern. For the reader, defining the central terms of the book becomes essential when confronted with examinations of televised Othellos (âRace-ing Othello, Reen genderi ng W h i t e - 0 u t ,â by B arb ar a Hodgdon) or Prosper02 Books (âShakespeare in the Age of Post-Mechanical Reproduction: Sexual and Electronic Magic in Prosperoâs Books,â by Peter S. Donaldson). The contributors, from Robert Hapgood in âPopularizing Shakespeare: T h e Artistry of Franco Zeffirelliâ to Katherine Eggert in âAge Cannot Wither Him: Warren Beattyâs Bugsy as Hollywood Cleopatra,â stretch the definition of a Shakespeare film to any
Theater – Duke University Press
Published: Jun 1, 1998
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